The women's 49 kg competition in
taekwondo
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at the
2004 Summer Olympics in
Athens
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took place on August 26 at the
Faliro Coastal Zone Olympic Complex
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.
Chen Shih-hsin collected one of Chinese Taipei's first ever Olympic gold medals at these Games in the event, after handily defeating Cuba's
Yanelis Labrada
Yanelis Yuliet Labrada Diaz (born October 8, 1981) is a taekwondo silver medalist from Cuba in the Women's Under 49 kg event at the 2004 Summer Olympics.
Diaz defeated Yaowapa Boorapolchai of Thailand in the quarter-finals and Euda C ...
in the final with a score of 5–4. Meanwhile, Thai fighter
Yaowapa Boorapolchai
Yaowapa Boorapolchai ( th, เยาวภา บุรพลชัย; ; born September 6, 1984 at Bangkok) is a Thai taekwondo athlete who was the bronze medalist in the women's under 49 kg event at the 2004 Summer Olympics. She graduate ...
picked up a bronze medal after edging Colombia's
Gladys Mora 2–1 in a tight repechage match.
Competition format
The main bracket consisted of a single elimination tournament, culminating in the gold medal match. The taekwondo fighters eliminated in earlier rounds by the two finalists of the main bracket advanced directly to the repechage tournament. These matches determined the bronze medal winner for the event.
Schedule
All times are Greece Standard Time (UTC+2
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As standard time (year-round)
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Results
;Legend
*PTG — Won by points gap
*SUP — Won by superiority
*OT — Won on over time (Golden Point)
*WO — Walkover
Main bracket
Repechage
References
External links
Official Report
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Women's events at the 2004 Summer Olympics